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. >> caller: boo-yah jim from napa, california.tart with jord. >> caller: boo-yah jim from napa, california. should i buy, buy, buy or drop it like it's hot? >> what's the stock. >> zag. >> give me a break and see how it acts after the big quarter's over. let's go to john in nebraska. john! >> caller: good evening, jim. a great, big, red husker boo-yah from mike in nebraska. >> what's on your mind? >> caller: i wanted to know your thoughts on -- >> no, i don't want to touch any of the gaming places. i think they're all overvalued. let's go to linda in my home state of new jersey. >> caller: hi, jim. boo-yah and thank you for all of your great investing advice. >> you're terrific, linda. thank you. >> caller: today i'm asking you about via com. >> you know what? i like the buyback, but that's all i like. i don't want you to own it. let's go to jim in ohio. jim? >> caller: boo-yah, cramer! >> boo-yah. >> caller: i just wanted to get your take on baker hughes international. >> i have so many others that i like. i have schlumberger that i love more and avesco. let's go to abbey. >> caller: it's
. >> caller: boo-yah jim from napa, california.tart with jord. >> caller: boo-yah jim from napa, california. should i buy, buy, buy or drop it like it's hot? >> what's the stock. >> zag. >> give me a break and see how it acts after the big quarter's over. let's go to john in nebraska. john! >> caller: good evening, jim. a great, big, red husker boo-yah from mike in nebraska. >> what's on your mind? >> caller: i wanted to know your thoughts on --...
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and then, i guess, where's napa, this trip to napa, is that california? got to go to the wine region. >> okay, so we're hearing about nap that. we're hearing about napa, all these different trips, south pacific, hawaii. i think i sense a theme. >> you should get the theme. it's really stunning to watch this. it wasn't just government employee, it was also members of the families, friends who were brought on this. one of these trips. >> let me ask you, as as we herd susan brita saying, these trips weren't called off. do we know how long in terms of months or dare i say more than a year this behavior went on at gsa. >> today's 5 1/2-hour hearing as well as yesterday's long hearing, it was very clear that was a cultural issue. and one of the things that we certainly saw today. was the people beneath him felt they can't say anything. they couldn't question this idea of spending money extravagantly. listen to what -- the way one lawmaker described it today. >> we're told by witnesses that the culture in region nine was a culture that put down anyone that compl
and then, i guess, where's napa, this trip to napa, is that california? got to go to the wine region. >> okay, so we're hearing about nap that. we're hearing about napa, all these different trips, south pacific, hawaii. i think i sense a theme. >> you should get the theme. it's really stunning to watch this. it wasn't just government employee, it was also members of the families, friends who were brought on this. one of these trips. >> let me ask you, as as we herd susan brita...
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along on a 17-day junket to the south pacific paid for by taxpayers and just last month a conference in napa valley wine country to the tune of $40,000. one official said she raised a red flag to no avail. >> you notified the regional administrator, ruth cox, about the upcoming junket and expressed concern, right? >> i did. >> and what happened? >> i expressed concern and asked her to review the plans and make sure. >> and that called it off, didn't it? no. >> i mean, it is amazing. sounds like it is really a systematic problem. >> absolutely. it is stunning the lack of accountability that became crystal clear throughout these five plus hours that we set and watched today. first of all, what was really amazing is listening to these people that you would think or hope would really understand and know what costs are involved here in these conferences and these trips and they didn't only not have a clue, they didn't even think it was their responsibility to know. they said that's just the regional administrator's job meaning jeff neily and now we know he was spending lavishly and trying to get
along on a 17-day junket to the south pacific paid for by taxpayers and just last month a conference in napa valley wine country to the tune of $40,000. one official said she raised a red flag to no avail. >> you notified the regional administrator, ruth cox, about the upcoming junket and expressed concern, right? >> i did. >> and what happened? >> i expressed concern and asked her to review the plans and make sure. >> and that called it off, didn't it? no....
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. >> leading the charge, california wines from napa valley. we have screaming eagle which is one of the old acknowledged grates. even great movie directors have bought in. this is his rubicon wine. >> to what extent are main land chinese buyers driving the market here in hong kong and around the world? >> i would say they're a significant addition to the markets but top end buys are hong kong dese from this area. >> bottom line diversified portfolio, little bit of all of them. >> absolutely. >> thank you very much. >> my pleasure. >>> that's remi in hong kong reporting on wine sales in asia. >>> we've had the second gdp reading. we know now that it shrank by.2%. what this does is puts the u.k. on track perhaps towards a recession because if we get a second quarter shrinking output, that would technically put this economy in a definition of a technical recession, which is two successive quarters of shrinking output. u.k. grows domestic product decreasing by .2%. >>> asia, the feud between the u.s. casino mogul win and o 'carter has taken a twis
. >> leading the charge, california wines from napa valley. we have screaming eagle which is one of the old acknowledged grates. even great movie directors have bought in. this is his rubicon wine. >> to what extent are main land chinese buyers driving the market here in hong kong and around the world? >> i would say they're a significant addition to the markets but top end buys are hong kong dese from this area. >> bottom line diversified portfolio, little bit of all of...
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lake county fire just north of sacramento and in napa valley, that's a 75 -- 900 acre blaze. take a look at the numbers forecast for oregon and washington. excessive heat warnings posted for the next couple days. temperatures in portland could get to 100 degrees, here in seattle, over 90 degrees. the pnl for thunderstorms along the spine of the cascades could spark more fires or at the very least cause more in the way of gusty winds. they're hoping to take advantage of the low winds today but the heat is going to certainly take a toll on the firefighters. >> rob marciano in clellen, washington. >>> there's been a shooting at the headquarters of the conservative family research council. the suspect, 28-year-old floyd lee corkins is in custody. a security guard who was wuned withed in that shooting helped capture him. they say he recently volunteered at a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community center. >> five minutes after the hour right now. president obama and newark, new jersey mayor corey booker defending vice president biden's controversial remarks about putting
lake county fire just north of sacramento and in napa valley, that's a 75 -- 900 acre blaze. take a look at the numbers forecast for oregon and washington. excessive heat warnings posted for the next couple days. temperatures in portland could get to 100 degrees, here in seattle, over 90 degrees. the pnl for thunderstorms along the spine of the cascades could spark more fires or at the very least cause more in the way of gusty winds. they're hoping to take advantage of the low winds today but...
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you know how much i love napa. it's a two hour drive away. >> and what's the price point? >> that's $279 a night. >> let's go to houston, texas, a hotel called the huse tonian. and i'm sure this is a favorite of the bush family as if they needed a place to stay in texas. >> of course, it is. it's a bush home from home, if you like. it's like a country club in the city of you might bump into george bush sr. at the manner restaurant or barbara bush in the spa. there is also an enormous activity center, 25,000 square foot. they have a rock climbing wall. they have lots of personal trainers. it's a really, really fun place to hang out. and that costs from $179. it is also very near the city's great art district and lots of great shopping. >> all right. that, too, fairly reasonable. all right, let's go to hawaii. you've always got to carve out a lot of time to make that trip. tell us about the hotel that is now one to visit. >> so every president since london johnson has stopped by here including president obama in his 2008 presidential campaign. it's a peaceful hotel on 800 fo
you know how much i love napa. it's a two hour drive away. >> and what's the price point? >> that's $279 a night. >> let's go to houston, texas, a hotel called the huse tonian. and i'm sure this is a favorite of the bush family as if they needed a place to stay in texas. >> of course, it is. it's a bush home from home, if you like. it's like a country club in the city of you might bump into george bush sr. at the manner restaurant or barbara bush in the spa. there is...
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these fires burning north of napa and northwest of sacramento and there you see it, across lake county. beautiful country here. these fires, they're having a hard time getting ahold of good news, that they lifted evacuation orders overnight in spring valley. there are populated areas close to the fire. it will be again hot but any sort of red flag warning or high fire conditions are going to be up across parts of the northwest and in through western parts of montana. winds there could gust to 50 or so miles an hour. the heat across the desert southwest will continue today. still heat warnings out for places like palm springs over towards tucson and phoenix. easily 110, 115. it's even a little bit humid out there. threat for thunderstorms across the east coast, including new york, back through d.c., could see damaging winds, may be a tornado. we'll watch that as things begin to pop in the after monoon. 83 before the storms arrive in new york city. back to you. >> thank you, rob. >>> five minutes going five times the speed of sound. that's fast. that's what engineers are hoping to achiev
these fires burning north of napa and northwest of sacramento and there you see it, across lake county. beautiful country here. these fires, they're having a hard time getting ahold of good news, that they lifted evacuation orders overnight in spring valley. there are populated areas close to the fire. it will be again hot but any sort of red flag warning or high fire conditions are going to be up across parts of the northwest and in through western parts of montana. winds there could gust to...
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the napa acts requires a council that i'm serving on, advanced somewhat are recommendations from subcommittees. those recommendations ultimately go to the secretary and developing the first draft and then ultimately a final plan. the first plan ever for alzheimer's in america. >> what do you hope the plan will include? what specifics? >> well, certainly the foremost thing that needs to be done for alzheimer's is to commit resources at a significant level. other diseases have made such great progress. because our federal government has in fact committed those resources. that's not true for alzheimer's. we lag behind in that resource commitment and that alone can make a huge difference but we do need a comprehensive plan that will cover what people need today as well as their caregivers before we get to the point of effectively treating the disease. >> i'm glad you brought up the caregivers because i want you to help us understand the need for this, when it comes to families, to the caregivers, what's the reality? >> my mom had the disease. i've seen this reality up close. 15 million caregivers
the napa acts requires a council that i'm serving on, advanced somewhat are recommendations from subcommittees. those recommendations ultimately go to the secretary and developing the first draft and then ultimately a final plan. the first plan ever for alzheimer's in america. >> what do you hope the plan will include? what specifics? >> well, certainly the foremost thing that needs to be done for alzheimer's is to commit resources at a significant level. other diseases have made...
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and just last month, napa valley, pretty nice place to go, $40,000 for that conference primarily on food. we're learning more about this spending. part of the big discussion in this hearing is that the director for this western region, jeff kneely, he was able to spend this money without anybody knowing at higher levels in washington or elsewhere what he's spending on, how he's spending. in terms of the bottom up, people under him we're hearing about serious intimidation, people were afraid that they would get, quote unquote, squashed if they spoke up about this excess spending. >> unbelievable. looking at the destination of the trips, you know. our interns, good grief. that's unbelievable. dana, thanks. we'll follow this closely. we're talking about your money throughout the hour. you heard what the president said about gas prices, you know the gsa, in the hot seat for spending your tax dollars on all of those crazy items during the conferences. still to come our political roundtable, i want to hear what republicans have to say about the buffett rule. how much should the rich pay in tax
and just last month, napa valley, pretty nice place to go, $40,000 for that conference primarily on food. we're learning more about this spending. part of the big discussion in this hearing is that the director for this western region, jeff kneely, he was able to spend this money without anybody knowing at higher levels in washington or elsewhere what he's spending on, how he's spending. in terms of the bottom up, people under him we're hearing about serious intimidation, people were afraid...
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on a 17-day junket to the south pacific paid for by taxpayers and just last month, a conference in napa valley wine country cost him $40,000. one gsa official said she raised the red flag to no avail. >> you notified the regional administrator ruth cox about the upcoming junket and expressed concern, right? >> i did. >> yea. and what happened? >> i expressed concern and asked her to review the plans and make sure the -- >> and not called it off, didn't it? no. >> reporter: that is -- that is what made these angry lawmakers even more furious that even after they got the inspector general's report which explicitly detailed neely's waste, fraud and abuse of taxpayer dollars, these leaders of the gsa failed to stop him from spending even more, hundreds of dollars more dollars -- of your dollars and my dollars, wolf, and the chairman put at the end you wonder why there is so much distrust of the government. wolf? >> it's waste and abuse. fraud, that will be proven, dana, but there is a picture and a picture is worth a thousand words and that picture of neely, the guy who took the fisk in tes
on a 17-day junket to the south pacific paid for by taxpayers and just last month, a conference in napa valley wine country cost him $40,000. one gsa official said she raised the red flag to no avail. >> you notified the regional administrator ruth cox about the upcoming junket and expressed concern, right? >> i did. >> yea. and what happened? >> i expressed concern and asked her to review the plans and make sure the -- >> and not called it off, didn't it? no....
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including california, where a number of large fires from san diego through san bernardino, north of napa. that heat now building into the northeast. look at these numbers as far as what kind of heat warnings we have for western oregon and western washington. areas typically have high temperature, 75, 80 grease. today and tomorrow they will be up near 100 degrees. and now we'll drop levels of humidity in the fire zone as well. firefighters are going to have to contend with that today and tomorrow and over the weekend, a threat foreseeing some thunderstorms that could kacaus erratic winds. >> hopefully those, you know, rain would not bring lightning that would spark more problems. thanks so much. >>> new information on the shooting at the family research council in washington, d.c. we'll have a live update. we're at walmart with anita and her son brian. they buy all their groceries right here, but let me ask you, did you ever think of walmart for a smartphone? no. let me show you something. walmart has the latest technology on the biggest networks. i mean look at these smartphones. whoah!
including california, where a number of large fires from san diego through san bernardino, north of napa. that heat now building into the northeast. look at these numbers as far as what kind of heat warnings we have for western oregon and western washington. areas typically have high temperature, 75, 80 grease. today and tomorrow they will be up near 100 degrees. and now we'll drop levels of humidity in the fire zone as well. firefighters are going to have to contend with that today and...
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. >> in napa and in l.a. thank you very much. but when you look, though, at the numbers here, when you look at the poverty level in the state of california, it is 23.5%. you look at the national rate, you see there it's down 16.1%. as you present this, you know, new report, this hopeful report, this path for our future, do you hope that the spotlight is shining on your state specifically? >> absolutely. absolutely. i gave another speech just this week on the golden state at the milken institute where we talked about how we restore the luster of the golden state. it means you have to make investments, too. there is a path forward where you cut duplication, you cut red tape, you make sure the programs are efficient. you have a metrics driven effort to measure the success of programs. but you can't decimate these programs. so, yes, we do need to highlight what's going on in california because i'll tell you, we shouldn't be proud of having a poverty rate that high. >> mayor villaraigosa, thank you so much. apprec
. >> in napa and in l.a. thank you very much. but when you look, though, at the numbers here, when you look at the poverty level in the state of california, it is 23.5%. you look at the national rate, you see there it's down 16.1%. as you present this, you know, new report, this hopeful report, this path for our future, do you hope that the spotlight is shining on your state specifically? >> absolutely. absolutely. i gave another speech just this week on the golden state at the...
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glen campbell played the final show of his i lustrous career last night in napa, california. he is suffering from al alzheimer's. he sat down with cnn's miguel marquez. >> reporter: last year, the rhinestone cowboy made a stunning announcement. >> what they diagnose me as? >> alzheimer's. what's alzheimer's? how do you -- >> you start losing your memory. and your ability to reason. ♪ some days i'm so confused lord ♪ ♪ my past gets in my way >> reporter: this isn't glen campbell's first major challenge. he weathered career ups and down and battled drug and alcohol addiction. i was foergiven for being a dummy. >> reporter: after five decades as a musicing icon, the entertainer is taking his final bow. ♪ ghost on the canvas >> reporter: two summers ago he released his final album, "ghost on the canvas," now wrapping up his farewell tour with a backing band that it features three of his children, including daughter ashley. >> he looks at me sometimes confused and i'll just smile at him. i just try and p make him feel like he's surrounded by people that love him on stage.
glen campbell played the final show of his i lustrous career last night in napa, california. he is suffering from al alzheimer's. he sat down with cnn's miguel marquez. >> reporter: last year, the rhinestone cowboy made a stunning announcement. >> what they diagnose me as? >> alzheimer's. what's alzheimer's? how do you -- >> you start losing your memory. and your ability to reason. ♪ some days i'm so confused lord ♪ ♪ my past gets in my way >> reporter: this...
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napa valley tremendous rainfall there. napa river up and over its floodbanks. the sacramento river also in flood stage. in some cases, almost a foot and a half of rainfall in this five-day period. raining right now in seattle to portland. not raining right now in sacramento and san francisco. but that will likely change as we get through tomorrow, at least tonight into tomorrow. yesterday, punch was pretty strong and you saw the damage from that. our next system about to come in. it will start in the pacific northwest tonight and tomorrow morning and eventually drift down to the south. shouldn't be as strong as far as wind and rain like what we saw the past three. also big issue with fog this morning across the great lakes, down across the southeast. very, very warm from across the eastern sector of the u.s., and with that comes a little bit of fog. >> that's so unusual for california, isn't it? a lot of times reporting there. in that area like that to that degree. thank you for the update. >>> congress heads back to work this morning as the clock is ticking do
napa valley tremendous rainfall there. napa river up and over its floodbanks. the sacramento river also in flood stage. in some cases, almost a foot and a half of rainfall in this five-day period. raining right now in seattle to portland. not raining right now in sacramento and san francisco. but that will likely change as we get through tomorrow, at least tonight into tomorrow. yesterday, punch was pretty strong and you saw the damage from that. our next system about to come in. it will start...
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napa, calif., to damen on the independent line. caller: i'm wondering if she's read edward canard's unintended consequences security and two, -- unintended consequences. if weo, i'm wondering should be looking at is not what taxes we're paying relative to other countries, but what will make the biggest change in economic affect in this country. guest: very good questions. i have not read that book. in terms of taxes, the american social spending the we have, one concern that we might have about cutting entitlement spending is that one bit of poverty that we are truly garver -- concord in the united states is senior pause -- one bit of poverty that we have truly concord in the united states is senior poverty we ought to keep it that way. the main increase in spending that i would like to see as human capital investment likes job-training and education, and physical investments like infrastructure. host: one of the fellows on twitter right in and asks, does your study take into account the enormous amount of fees would pay in lieu of
napa, calif., to damen on the independent line. caller: i'm wondering if she's read edward canard's unintended consequences security and two, -- unintended consequences. if weo, i'm wondering should be looking at is not what taxes we're paying relative to other countries, but what will make the biggest change in economic affect in this country. guest: very good questions. i have not read that book. in terms of taxes, the american social spending the we have, one concern that we might have about...
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host: areas of improvement with napa gap narrowing? guest: yes. little in views of responsiveness of politicians in washington. they're both equally skeptical about how well washington officials hear them. host: as we look at poles, real clear politics has this average from a while back. congressional approval. 14.6% currently. what's that number mean to you? guest: it's really historic. we've gone through periods of public distrust in government. it's american who is distrust governments and we see it in the value questions. americans are skeptical of government and it's part of the way we think. the views of congress right now have really gone to levels we haven't seen before and it's really seen as a fundamental dysfunctional institution and when you ask people why? is the it about the rules and the way it operates or the people work there the problem? they blame the people. they they if you can replace the members the whole thing can work again. that may not be realistic if you talk about congress scholars there's broader institutional issue b
host: areas of improvement with napa gap narrowing? guest: yes. little in views of responsiveness of politicians in washington. they're both equally skeptical about how well washington officials hear them. host: as we look at poles, real clear politics has this average from a while back. congressional approval. 14.6% currently. what's that number mean to you? guest: it's really historic. we've gone through periods of public distrust in government. it's american who is distrust governments and...
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i grew up an entire lifetime in government service and in politics, and the napa valley ferry always hold true -- machiavelli system holds true. all systems are corrupt. of course romney is hiding money in the cayman islands and all of the world and there is nothing new. the system is coming apart at the seams and it is time to shake things up and make a better world for our children and grandchildren. host: how to shake it up, caller? caller: just bring back in truth as the number one thing and morals and ethics into our government and think about our children and grandchildren. we made a mistake. we trust the people to stand and a guard our gates and they didn't do it. the people who have came through are the workers of america and made america what it is and what happened was we put up power in the hands of -- and i am not an occupier -- but in the hands of 1%. everybody knows that. the money in the world is an 1% of the hands. host: james calling from illinois. thanks for your time. i want to get more viewpoints. a little more from "the hill." from joe lieberman, independent from
i grew up an entire lifetime in government service and in politics, and the napa valley ferry always hold true -- machiavelli system holds true. all systems are corrupt. of course romney is hiding money in the cayman islands and all of the world and there is nothing new. the system is coming apart at the seams and it is time to shake things up and make a better world for our children and grandchildren. host: how to shake it up, caller? caller: just bring back in truth as the number one thing...
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next is a caller from napa valley, california. tim, independent line. caller: so, i just start talking? host: jackie, good morning to you by an arlington, va., next. caller: thank you. ron paul needs to abolish the federal reserve or the united states treasury will take over printing money. then the investments would be safe. thank you. host: jeff, republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. as an individual, i have tried to save, realizing that social security was at risk and so forth. i have spoken to people in houston from argentina. frequently. my boss is from argentina. i have to say that if you are unaware of the debt of economic collapse, you really need to find someone who has experienced it. if our credit rating does collapse and we have to pay realistic interest rates, we could not even make the interest on the debt with our taxes, currently. host: jeff, thank you for the call. with the overall debt now in excess of $16 trillion, "the new york times" phrase -- framed it in terms of saving enough. david on the twitter page has this poi
next is a caller from napa valley, california. tim, independent line. caller: so, i just start talking? host: jackie, good morning to you by an arlington, va., next. caller: thank you. ron paul needs to abolish the federal reserve or the united states treasury will take over printing money. then the investments would be safe. thank you. host: jeff, republican line, good morning. caller: good morning. as an individual, i have tried to save, realizing that social security was at risk and so...
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her home in napa valley was broken into on monday. so, she actually has some little housekeeping to take care of. apparently people broken. they don't know what is missing. sort of this bizarre thing. in the event he does retire or resign from congress, steny hoyer would be the front runner to take over as minority leader. the subtext -- almost a shakespearean subtext -- between steny hoyer and nancy pelosi, they have in turn together on capitol hill in the 1960's and they have been rivals for years. the last 10 or 12 years, competing for leadership positions in the democratic caucus. hoyer would very much like to be minority leader and he would make a bid. the question now is whether pelosi is trying to live up somebody who she -- who would be her successor of choice. there is a lot of trauma and we just don't know where the dominoes will fall until we know her intentions. it >> just to wrap up -- who is in the next generation of would- be party leaders who would like to have pelosi's endorsement or if not the endorsement would like
her home in napa valley was broken into on monday. so, she actually has some little housekeeping to take care of. apparently people broken. they don't know what is missing. sort of this bizarre thing. in the event he does retire or resign from congress, steny hoyer would be the front runner to take over as minority leader. the subtext -- almost a shakespearean subtext -- between steny hoyer and nancy pelosi, they have in turn together on capitol hill in the 1960's and they have been rivals for...
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i am one of five selected supervisors in the county of napa. we are both the legislative and executive authority in napa county in our executive role, we approve budget. we supervise the conduct of counting officers and employees, and most relevant to you today, and our legislative capacity, we make land-use decisions. this hearing is about whether, how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tragedy recognized. our issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm very grateful to build the on behalf of both napa county and our neighbor, sonoma county. on this issue that we believe is important entrance under in interest to the subcommittee. the focus is on the process and issues of congressional authority, and we submitted approximately nine pages of written testimony. in short, we believe that the lawsuits, lawsuits by congressionally terminated california indian tribes in which the plaintiff tribes as the federal district court to restore their government relationship, and in which court cases the department of in
i am one of five selected supervisors in the county of napa. we are both the legislative and executive authority in napa county in our executive role, we approve budget. we supervise the conduct of counting officers and employees, and most relevant to you today, and our legislative capacity, we make land-use decisions. this hearing is about whether, how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tragedy recognized. our issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm...
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we were here before napa or even the state of california. the lives ran through by an agency desperate to satisfy the political agenda in 1958 or nothing compared to the law is being told the court, the press and the citizens of the county, and now the subcommittee. why have we sued in federal court? litigation wasn't our first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake to read the record shows we tried many avenues bringing bill lawsuit including chongging the congressional support into those of, 2003 and 2004. litigation is an unavoidable that of preserving the status. we want the government to acknowledge its mistakes and terminate our people as well as many other tribes affected by this injustice and restore the charles tavis, benefits and land rights. the facts dictate justice must be served. we are all unlawfully terminated in 1961 at the request of diman wappo indian that received two-thirds of the tribal land. after many attempts of the restoration, we decided to sue the federal government. therefore with all other op
we were here before napa or even the state of california. the lives ran through by an agency desperate to satisfy the political agenda in 1958 or nothing compared to the law is being told the court, the press and the citizens of the county, and now the subcommittee. why have we sued in federal court? litigation wasn't our first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake to read the record shows we tried many avenues bringing bill lawsuit including chongging the congressional...
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i am one of five elected supervisors in the county of napa. we're both the legislative and executive authority in napa county. in our executive role we approve budgets. we supervise the conduct of county officers and employees, and most relevant to you today, and our legislative capacity we make land-use decisions. this hearing is about whether, how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tragedy recognize. out issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm very grateful to be able to be here on behalf of both napa county and her neighbors, sonoma county. on this issue we believe is of course interest to the subcommittee. the focus is on the process, and the issue of congressional authority, and we submitted approximately nine pages of written testimony. in short, we believe that the lawsuits, lawsuits by congressionally terminated california indian tribes in which the plaintiff tribes asked the federal district court to restore their government to government relationship, and in which court case is the of the int
i am one of five elected supervisors in the county of napa. we're both the legislative and executive authority in napa county. in our executive role we approve budgets. we supervise the conduct of county officers and employees, and most relevant to you today, and our legislative capacity we make land-use decisions. this hearing is about whether, how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tragedy recognize. out issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm very...
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and other ales, and if you market the emerald triangle, if you market the emerald triangle the way napa marketed wine and say this is the top shelf, this is what you really want to impress somebody, don't go to the corner store for coors cannabis, buy emerald triangle rateds triangle certified cannabis, you'll have no problem. if you're growing, churning out buds to pay the represent, you already are coors, but if you want to be the best, there's always a niche in the market for you. other questions? >> anybody else? >> when did you start investigating or writing your book? >> about now, about two years ago, the retired neighbor bugsed for 11 plants. the mayor of an american city was working uninterrupted for cartels. he was a cartel member, sentenced to 56 members in prison for supplying guns to the cartels and transportation and stuff. i paid attention to that wanting to write a book about it, but i didn't want to complain about the problem, but see if there was a solution, and that's why i chose the county, and so about two years ago. does that answer the question? >> yeah. hoichg we
and other ales, and if you market the emerald triangle, if you market the emerald triangle the way napa marketed wine and say this is the top shelf, this is what you really want to impress somebody, don't go to the corner store for coors cannabis, buy emerald triangle rateds triangle certified cannabis, you'll have no problem. if you're growing, churning out buds to pay the represent, you already are coors, but if you want to be the best, there's always a niche in the market for you. other...
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since then, our committee's investigation has uncovered 82 one the 12th leadership conference in napa valley costing $40,000 before accounting for travel costs. $300,000 in relocation compensation for an employee who left the agency after just one year. five to six day trips to hawaii for a one-hour ribbon cutting ceremony and questionable monetary awards and bonuses for some of the very same people involved in planning the las vegas conference. now, gsa employees knew that this was wrong. one admitted to the ig, quote, i never tell my friends what i spend because they are all out of work and they would say to me, are you kidding me? undoubtedly i would say to our witnesses and our committee members, that is the reaction of all taxpayers footing the bill. all of this tells me that there isn't just an inexcusable lack of financial controls and accountability at gsa. there is also a culture problem that says that this is okay, that this is acceptable, just don't talk about it. after the las vegas conference scandal broke, some try to claim that the problem was isolated to the western re
since then, our committee's investigation has uncovered 82 one the 12th leadership conference in napa valley costing $40,000 before accounting for travel costs. $300,000 in relocation compensation for an employee who left the agency after just one year. five to six day trips to hawaii for a one-hour ribbon cutting ceremony and questionable monetary awards and bonuses for some of the very same people involved in planning the las vegas conference. now, gsa employees knew that this was wrong. one...
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i was at the napa substitute this past weekend a gathering of catholics and strongs supporters of the church in america. i was giving a talk on the book and how people do mix -- politics the rights way. i asked three groups, have you heard of -- you didn't build that? 50% of heard of that. and half of them heard of it. i asked if they heard about romney's allegedly screwup in london the disconcerning extreme. it it's not a real story. it's not the real story. doesn't matter to american voters. it was played up by the british press. you don't want to talk about the olympics and romney if your a democrat anyway. the third story that was the $1.5gdp growth less than half%. now the chick-fil-a story was a day old. how many of you heard about that? everyone had heard about it. it was one of the storyings that moves by social media and e-mail, television, conversation across a church patio or in a group and it outrages people. it outrages even supporters of same-sex marriage. it outrages as i had on the radio show gay people. they don't want people to be bullied. when emmanuel tries to brin
i was at the napa substitute this past weekend a gathering of catholics and strongs supporters of the church in america. i was giving a talk on the book and how people do mix -- politics the rights way. i asked three groups, have you heard of -- you didn't build that? 50% of heard of that. and half of them heard of it. i asked if they heard about romney's allegedly screwup in london the disconcerning extreme. it it's not a real story. it's not the real story. doesn't matter to american voters....
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since then, our committee's investigation has uncovered a 2012 leadership conference in napa valley costing $40,000 before accounting for travel costs. $300,000 in relocation compensation for an employee who left the agency after just one year. five to six day trips to hawaii for a one hour ribbon cutting ceremony, and questionable monetary awards and bonuses for some of the very same people involved in planning the las vegas conference. now, gsa employees knew that this was wrong. one admitted to the ig, quote, "i never tell my friends what i spend because they're all out of work, and they would say to me, are you kidding me?" undoubtedly, i say to the witnesses and committee members, that is the reaction of all taxpayers footing the bill. all of this tells me that there is not just an inexcusable lack of financial controls and accountability at gsa, but there's also a culture problem that says that this is okay, that this is acceptable, just don't talk about it. after the las vegas conference scandal broke, some tried to claim that the problem was isolatedded to the western regions or eve
since then, our committee's investigation has uncovered a 2012 leadership conference in napa valley costing $40,000 before accounting for travel costs. $300,000 in relocation compensation for an employee who left the agency after just one year. five to six day trips to hawaii for a one hour ribbon cutting ceremony, and questionable monetary awards and bonuses for some of the very same people involved in planning the las vegas conference. now, gsa employees knew that this was wrong. one admitted...
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i was at the napa institute gathering public intellectuals and very strong supporters of the church in america and giving a talk on this book and how people do politics the right way so i asked -- if three seminars and a speech have you heard of you did and build that. 50% had heard that and everyone but up their hands. have had heard of it. i asked if they had about mitt romney's 0 lead screw up in london. the disconcerting statement. it is not real story. doesn't matter to american voters. was played up by the british press and you don't want to talk about the olympics and romney if you're a democrat anyway. the third store was the 1.5% gdp growth and less than half%. the chick fil-a story was a day old. how many of you heard about chick fil-a? everybody had heard of chick fil-a. one of those stories that moves by social media and the mail and telephone and conversation across the church patio or with your friend and it out ranges people. it out rages even supporters of same-sex marriage. as i have on my radio show outrages gay people. they don't want people to be bullied over their
i was at the napa institute gathering public intellectuals and very strong supporters of the church in america and giving a talk on this book and how people do politics the right way so i asked -- if three seminars and a speech have you heard of you did and build that. 50% had heard that and everyone but up their hands. have had heard of it. i asked if they had about mitt romney's 0 lead screw up in london. the disconcerting statement. it is not real story. doesn't matter to american voters....
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everybody has to get along and if you ever been around napa valley or even in death valley you have seen a beautiful sunrise or sunset. i kind of like that. i kind of like seeing those. if you ever bend to steamboat springs colorado, after two feet of fresh know -- fresh know i kind of like that and i don't really want that to change so maybe i'm being selfish. >> someone asked on the specifics is our nation growing more vulnerable to hurricanes as they get their energy from warm water and global warming is a reality in the longer-term and is the pick up we have seen in storm activity likely here to stay? >> according to the ipcc report, you know, a we are going to see more intense hurricanes. not necessarily more of them but all it takes is one quite frankly. i think in andrew or katrina is plenty for everybody. imagine if we had two of those this year in addition to what we had. the real worry is seeing the rise in sea level. if we go up another six inches, a foot again, all the action that creates the damage storm surge wave action is on top of the sea surface so if you come up sixes
everybody has to get along and if you ever been around napa valley or even in death valley you have seen a beautiful sunrise or sunset. i kind of like that. i kind of like seeing those. if you ever bend to steamboat springs colorado, after two feet of fresh know -- fresh know i kind of like that and i don't really want that to change so maybe i'm being selfish. >> someone asked on the specifics is our nation growing more vulnerable to hurricanes as they get their energy from warm water...
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this offsite trip to napa, is that california? you've got to go to the wine region. well, i see why mr. neely is not with us today, and the only pictures i can get of him are in his hot tub suite, but i thank you, ms. brita, for, for your coming forward and for your trying to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars. yield back. >> thank you, chairman mica. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and ranking member, for having this very important hearing today. needless to say, i was appalled when i first heard about some of the things that the gsa administration had charged to the taxpayers for their conference. this congress has had its share of disagreements over the past on how to reduce the federal spending and how to address the deficit issue. however, i think we all can agree on that there's no place for this type of a taxpayers' abuse of funds. the employees that put together this conference forgot that the federal government is supposed to work on behalf of the taxpayers, families and small businesses throughout maine should have -- not have to play for employees
this offsite trip to napa, is that california? you've got to go to the wine region. well, i see why mr. neely is not with us today, and the only pictures i can get of him are in his hot tub suite, but i thank you, ms. brita, for, for your coming forward and for your trying to be a good steward of taxpayer dollars. yield back. >> thank you, chairman mica. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman and ranking member, for having this very important hearing today. needless to say, i was...
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[laughter] thank you, i appreciate ant and enjoy your time at napa valley and let me thank all of you for a wonderful kind words that so many of you gave me and i had an opportunity to check -- chat very briefly with everybody. i was very grateful for your support. i know they're a group of folks here include in jolie who helped us out on the campaign. i have to recognize one person who is here tonight, amanda. her father mike was her campaign manager from up in new hampshire and amanda was very active on the campaign so i want to thank you amanda for being here and thank you for this saying -- for. thanks to all the other folks who volunteered and help this out. it was an amazing journey, running for president. i can say in all candor that when i was asked by people you know, when i traveled around the country a year and a half or two years ago, people would always ask me well are you running for president? i would respond to them, no, i am walking. and that is pretty much what it was. what motivated you to run for president? was at the fact that you lost your last race to the united
[laughter] thank you, i appreciate ant and enjoy your time at napa valley and let me thank all of you for a wonderful kind words that so many of you gave me and i had an opportunity to check -- chat very briefly with everybody. i was very grateful for your support. i know they're a group of folks here include in jolie who helped us out on the campaign. i have to recognize one person who is here tonight, amanda. her father mike was her campaign manager from up in new hampshire and amanda was...
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talking about dairies or traditional farms, organic farms, fruit farms, wineries, we're becoming the napa valley of the northeast now and the finger lakes, that's why it's so important and precious that we protect our clean water. so i do, i think that farms are very responsibility. we need to -- very important. we need to pass this bill. it's unfortunate that a fairly small but very, you know, vibrant tea party faction in the house has blocked everything including this farm bill at least for the moment. and i think we need to get it unstuck. >> moderator: ms. buerkle? buerkle: you know, i just -- the talking points really are laughable. the tea party faction, this has not been brought up for a vote in the house. what we're talking about right now is a three-month extension at least to give our farmers some certainty about what they need. there's been some discussion about taking the food assistance programs out, separating those out so we can look and meet the needs of the farmers and not have it all in one big bill, because as you know, it becomes very difficult to accomplish what needs
talking about dairies or traditional farms, organic farms, fruit farms, wineries, we're becoming the napa valley of the northeast now and the finger lakes, that's why it's so important and precious that we protect our clean water. so i do, i think that farms are very responsibility. we need to -- very important. we need to pass this bill. it's unfortunate that a fairly small but very, you know, vibrant tea party faction in the house has blocked everything including this farm bill at least for...
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we were here before napa and sonoma county or even the state of california. the lies told by an agency desperate to satisfy a political agenda in 1958 are nothing compared to the lies being told to the court, the press and the citizens of the counties and now the subcommittee. why have we sued in federal court? litigation was not our first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake. the record shows we tried many avenues bringing this lawsuit, including trying congressional support in 2000, 2003 and 2004. litigation is an unavoidable method of restoring our tribal status. we want the government to acknowledge its mistakes and terminating our people as well as many other tribes who were affected by the injustice and restore our tribal status, benefits and land rights. two facts dictate that justice must be served. fact one, we're unlawfully terminated in 1961 after the request of a nonwappo indian who ultimately received two-thirds of our tribal lands. fact two, after many attempts of tribal restoration, we decided to sue the federal government
we were here before napa and sonoma county or even the state of california. the lies told by an agency desperate to satisfy a political agenda in 1958 are nothing compared to the lies being told to the court, the press and the citizens of the counties and now the subcommittee. why have we sued in federal court? litigation was not our first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake. the record shows we tried many avenues bringing this lawsuit, including trying congressional...
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they will use the stronghold of power in napa county when our tribe is restored. to those who misled and to garner your support through perspection. we are not a new tribe. the lies they told by agency desperate to satisfy a political agenda in 1958 are nothing compared to the lies being told to the court, the press and the citizens of the counties. this was not the first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake. the record shows we tried many eaves in 2003 and 2004. we want the government to acknowledge the mistakes, and terminating our people as well as many other tribes who were affected by the injustice and restore our tribal status, benefits and land rights. two facts dictate that justice must be served. fact one, we're unlawfully terminated in 1961 after the request of a nonwappo indian who received two-thirds of the tribal lands. fact two, after many attempts of tribal restoration, we decided to sue the federal government. therefore, with all other options exhausted or unavailable, in 2009 the lawsuit was filed in the federal district cour
they will use the stronghold of power in napa county when our tribe is restored. to those who misled and to garner your support through perspection. we are not a new tribe. the lies they told by agency desperate to satisfy a political agenda in 1958 are nothing compared to the lies being told to the court, the press and the citizens of the counties. this was not the first attempt to get federal recognition to correct this mistake. the record shows we tried many eaves in 2003 and 2004. we want...
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i'm one of five elected supervisors in the county of napa. we are the legislative and executive authority in the county. in the executive role, we approve budgets and supervisor the budget of the county officers and employees, and most relevant to you today in the legislative capacity, we make land use decisions. how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tribe should be recognized. our issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm very grateful to be able to be here on both napa county and our neighbor sonoma county on the issue that we believe is of interest to the sub committee. the focus is on the the process and the issue of congressional authority. we submitted nine pages of written testimony. in short, we believe that the lawsuits, lawsuits by congressionally terminated california indian tribes. in which the tribes asked the federal district courts to restore the government-to-government relationship. and in which court cases the department of interior acquesces to those requests. under the constitution
i'm one of five elected supervisors in the county of napa. we are the legislative and executive authority in the county. in the executive role, we approve budgets and supervisor the budget of the county officers and employees, and most relevant to you today in the legislative capacity, we make land use decisions. how and when tribes should be recognized. our issue is not about whether a tribe should be recognized. our issue is about how tribes are recognized. i'm very grateful to be able to be...
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>> adam howsley in napa valley. thank you. >>> if your boss gives you 30 minutes for lunch, but doesn't let you drive far or read, does it still count as a lunch break? some at one company are suing over this issue. let them have lunch. that's next. >>> now this story has been everywhere. there is a guy from long island who faked his own death, they say so he can collect more than $50,000 in life insurance. $50,000 to fake your own death? >> doesn't seem like a lot, does it? >> is it really worth it? >> go earn your money. >> p coulds arrested him so take a look at him. >> doesn't he look a little out of it? >> you have been abusive all these years, is that not true? >> do you have a bathing suit on? >> does he have a bathing suit on? is that what he asked? >> he might need a bra. >> listen. >> watch your back, watch your back. >> i was hoping for more ridiculous questioning. >> anyway, his wife thought he drowned off long island around babylon and started making plans for his funeral. a few days later she learned t
>> adam howsley in napa valley. thank you. >>> if your boss gives you 30 minutes for lunch, but doesn't let you drive far or read, does it still count as a lunch break? some at one company are suing over this issue. let them have lunch. that's next. >>> now this story has been everywhere. there is a guy from long island who faked his own death, they say so he can collect more than $50,000 in life insurance. $50,000 to fake your own death? >> doesn't seem like a...